Lil' Roarshach

This is an old illustration and one of my first Heebeejeebee characters.  I really liked the character design of Roarshach even though he wasn't that memorable in the movie version of the comic.  Of course the movie, overall, was kind of crap as well...but it didn't keep me from wanting to do my version of Roarshach.

Illustration Friday: Opinion - Lil' Roarshach

I finished my lil' Roarshach painting yesterday, but I wasn't happy with it. There was something missing from it, and other things that were just off. In my opinion (see, this is how it fits into the IF) I needed to make some changes. There were too many light sources (in the original painting) in the alleyway. There needed to be more of a defined shadow under the garbage can. And the words "Who watches the watchkids" needed to stand out more...I did the words in three different colors (previously) and didn't like any of them...well, I liked them okay, but they weren't working out as well. I toned down the texture on them (because that was one of the biggest problems in making them readable) and I think the piece works a little bit better. And it always bugged me that the buildings in the background didn't have any lights in them.

I also put it up on my blog at a bigger size (the original size of the piece is 9x12 and when I posted it last time I shrunk it down to 7 inches). So...I really like how it turned out - I feel that it's a stronger piece now.

Roarshach: Who watches the watchkids? Finished painting

This is the finished painting.

I'm still wondering about the words on the wall (is it the right color?)...I've recolored it several times...I ended up choosing this one...

Roarshach: Who watches the watchkids?

I've already done a version of Dr Manhattan. I have several sketches for the remaining characters, but one of my favorite character designs from The Watchmen was Roarshach.



I finished the cleanup this morning (before work) and will be trying to finish up the painting part of this piece as soon as possible. So far I have the brick wall of the alleyway and a garbage can - but I really like how they turned out, so I'm going to post them up here. My next post will be of the finished Roarshach painting.